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Article

Emotional Exhaustion in Housewives and Alzheimer Patients’ Caregivers: Its Effects on Chronic Diseases, Somatic Symptoms and Social Dysfunction

by
Alina de las Mercedes Campos-Puente
1,
María Luisa Avargues-Navarro
2,
Mercedes Borda-Mas
2,
Milagrosa Sánchez-Martín
3,
José M. Aguilar-Parra
4,* and
Rubén Trigueros
4,*
1
Research Directorate, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega University, Cercado de Lima 7476, Peru
2
Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, CTS-432 Research Team, University of Seville, 41004 Seville, Spain
3
Department of Psychology, University of Loyola Andalusia, 41014 Seville, Spain
4
Department of Psychology, Hum-878 Research Team, Health Research Centre, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(18), 3250; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183250
Submission received: 1 August 2019 / Revised: 24 August 2019 / Accepted: 2 September 2019 / Published: 4 September 2019
(This article belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
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Abstract

Background: Emotional exhaustion causes adverse effects in those who suffer from it. Housewives are not excluded. Domestic and care chores, which are considered to be sources of stress, increase when taking on the role of caregiver for a family member with Alzheimer’s disease. Objective: To analyse the influence of emotional exhaustion, somatic symptoms and social dysfunction, based on the activity they carry out. Methodology: Cross-sectional survey. 193 women participated, of which: housewives (HWs) (n = 97), and Alzheimer’s patient caregiver-housewives (CHWs) (n = 96). The evaluation tools were: sociodemographic/working data questionnaire (ad hoc), Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and Goldberg General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). Results: High rates of emotional exhaustion are observed, as well as an existing positive link between chronic diseases, somatic symptoms and social dysfunction. The structural model indicates that emotional exhaustion predicts the amount and extent of diseases, somatic symptoms and social dysfunction. The influence is higher in CHWs. Limitations: Sample procedure implemented at convenience; the variable of the grade of dependence of the Alzheimer’s patient caregiver was not included in the study. Conclusions: The domestic and care chores that HWs and CHWs carry out affect their health. Hence the need to develop psychoeducative programmes that are adapted to the particular needs of these women and focused on the different areas of their everyday lives.
Keywords: emotional exhaustion; chronic diseases; somatic symptoms; housewives; caregiver housewives; main caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients emotional exhaustion; chronic diseases; somatic symptoms; housewives; caregiver housewives; main caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients

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Campos-Puente, A.d.l.M.; Avargues-Navarro, M.L.; Borda-Mas, M.; Sánchez-Martín, M.; Aguilar-Parra, J.M.; Trigueros, R. Emotional Exhaustion in Housewives and Alzheimer Patients’ Caregivers: Its Effects on Chronic Diseases, Somatic Symptoms and Social Dysfunction. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3250. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183250

AMA Style

Campos-Puente AdlM, Avargues-Navarro ML, Borda-Mas M, Sánchez-Martín M, Aguilar-Parra JM, Trigueros R. Emotional Exhaustion in Housewives and Alzheimer Patients’ Caregivers: Its Effects on Chronic Diseases, Somatic Symptoms and Social Dysfunction. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(18):3250. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183250

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Campos-Puente, Alina de las Mercedes, María Luisa Avargues-Navarro, Mercedes Borda-Mas, Milagrosa Sánchez-Martín, José M. Aguilar-Parra, and Rubén Trigueros. 2019. "Emotional Exhaustion in Housewives and Alzheimer Patients’ Caregivers: Its Effects on Chronic Diseases, Somatic Symptoms and Social Dysfunction" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 18: 3250. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183250

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Campos-Puente, A. d. l. M., Avargues-Navarro, M. L., Borda-Mas, M., Sánchez-Martín, M., Aguilar-Parra, J. M., & Trigueros, R. (2019). Emotional Exhaustion in Housewives and Alzheimer Patients’ Caregivers: Its Effects on Chronic Diseases, Somatic Symptoms and Social Dysfunction. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(18), 3250. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183250

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